Yuval Shany (Hebrew: יובל שני) is an Israel academic, scholar of humanitarian law and human rights.
[1] He holds the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at Hebrew University.
In 2018, Shany was elected Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, a committee of scholars who review compliance of member states with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
As of 2018, he is deputy president of the Israel Democracy Institute.
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